[Bug 549581] Roll out support for eclipse+mpc:// uri scheme on the Marketplace website

Bugzilla Link	549581
Status	NEW
Importance	P3 normal
Reported	Jul 25, 2019 15:42 EDT
Modified	Nov 08, 2021 20:06 EDT
Depends on	536589

Description

Bug 536589 introduced support for an OS-level URI handler using the eclipse+mpc:// uri scheme to trigger MPC installations. Clicking an eclipse+mpc:// link with the handler registered in the OS will trigger an installation in MPC, just like dropping an URL onto Eclipse currently does.

Basic support for the scheme is in the latest MPC builds and will be rolled out with 2019-09 M2. Once remaining issues (in particular bugs 549579 and 549580) are solved and a production-ready version has been released, we should support this scheme on the Marketplace website in addition to or as replacement of the current drag&drop button.

We will need a good rollout strategy and a good workflow in the browser for detecting support of this scheme and/or dealing with a lack thereof.